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SEMLS members who are interested in participating in the Element K program should complete this form so we can determine the number of "keys" that we must purchase.

Teen Spaces..Cool Spaces! on March 27 from 10-5 p.m. at Lakeville Public Library

If You Buy It & Market It, They Will Come: Alternative Collections for Libraries on March 30 from 2-4:30 p.m. at Simoni Room, Morrill Memorial Library, 33 Walpole Street, Norwood, MA. Directions

Don't miss an opportunity to see what other ideas you can find and share with your colleagues for this year's summer reading theme on April 10 from 10-1 at SEMLS.

21st Century Libraries in a Flat World, Summer Reading, Wikis, and Right-Sizing Reference Collections are all on this spring's CE calendar.

The paper copy of the CE Calendar - Summer 2007 is on it's way to you. Full workshop descriptions are now available. Please send us your comments regarding the new format to ce@semls.org.

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Sending an e-mail directly to a SEMLS staff person may not be the best way to get a quick response because that person may be on the road or on vacation. To ensure that your message gets to a staff member right away, use one of our support e-mail addresses below.

delivery@semls.org – Use this e-mail address to report delivery problems or to report a library closing that will require a stop or change in delivery.

ce@semls.org – Use this e-mail for any registration questions or to cancel participation in a class.

helpdesk@semls.org – Use this e-mail for any database troubleshooting or access questions, including IP updates.

info@myowncafe.org – Use this e-mail address for any My Own Cafe questions or to request admin status for a teen volunteer.

semls@semls.org – Use this e-mail for any other general questions.

As always, you can also contact us by phone at 877-923-3531 (members only) or 508-923-3531.

sponsored by the Gates Foundation with grant funds administered by the MBLC. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, July 24 and repeated on Wednesday, July 25. Both are being held at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and will run from 10 am – 4 pm. In this full-day workshop, presented by Linda W. Braun, LEO: Librarians and Educators Online, you'll hear about technologies, test them out for yourself (during afternoon hands-on sessions) and come up with a plan to start using at least one new technology in your library the very next day. Registration deadline: July 9. Registration limit: 30 per session. For further information or to register go tohttp://www.wmrls.org/ce/gates07.html

The paper copy of the CE Calendar - Fall 2007 is on its way to you. Full workshop descriptions are now available.

The paper copy of the CE Calendar – Winter 2008 is on it's way to you. Full workshop descriptions are now available. Please send us your comments regarding the new format to ce@semls.org.

The paper copy of the CE Calendar – Spring 2008 is on it's way to you. Full workshop descriptions are now available.

Applications are now being accepted for the New Director's Essentials Boot Camp to be held on May 20, at the Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, MA. The boot camp is intended for Directors of all types of libraries from across the Commonwealth who have less than two years experience in their present position. It will be a full day of discussion, inspirational speakers, information and resources that will be useful for directors in doing their jobs.

The application deadline is May 9th so act now. Limited housing is available for those who travel farthest to the boot camp so they can arrive early and ready to participate with full enthusiasm. An online application is available at  http://www.cmrls.org/forms/director_essentials.htm.

This is part of a two-year federally funded LSTA grant awarded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners to provide this training and a website for Massachusetts Directors in all library types.

The 2008 SEMLS Continuing Education Survey has now been posted.  We greatly appreciate your comments and insights as we being planning workshops for FY 2009.  Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.  The survey deadline is Saturday, June 14.  We will keep you posted as to the results.  Thank you!